The Bathos mb-artistname Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Fryers etc: through the City

Fryers etc: through the City of London

The verse beneath describes a sailor (crab) insulting a Chelsea Pensioner (lobster) and then becoming reconciled on learning that the lobster had once saved his life

'Any Kitchen Stuff have you Maids'

The Lord Mayor is with a deputation of sheriffs

Greenwich and the Isle of Dogs from the Royal Observatory

The Bathos mb-artistname Sir Joseph Causton & Sons Fryers etc: through the City'The Bathos', 1764; showing Time expiring, collapsed against a broken column, with the blade of his scythe snapped and his hour glass smashed, blowing out smoke from his broken pipe. Next to him is a sign for 'The World's End' and the ground is littered with various broken objects.